# Purba Beguni, Debra, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purba Beguni

Purba Beguni is a village in [Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 41 households**, the 408th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 148people (2011)
- 41households
- 71.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Beguni

Of every 100 households in Purba Beguni in 2011, 49 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purba Beguni · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Purba Beguni?

■ Purba Beguni · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**988

Working population ****42.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (52%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Debra

- Ayma Kalandar157 people
- Barjashna154 people
- Ballabhpur152 people
- Kankra Mohanpur152 people
- Kuthegerya147 people
- Madi Chak146 people
- Bar Maishajanki140 people
- Kanubar140 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Beguni?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Beguni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Beguni?71.8% (Census 2011)